Self Sufficiency

not that we are sufficient of ourselves, to account anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God;

I am the vine. You are the branches. He who remains in me, and I in him, the same bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.

He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.

He spoke a parable to them, saying, “The ground of a certain rich man produced abundantly. — read the full passage →

for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,

Who is among you who fears Yahweh, who obeys the voice of his servant? He who walks in darkness, and has no light, let him trust in Yahweh’s name, and rely on his God. — read the full passage →

As each has received a gift, employ it in serving one another, as good managers of the grace of God in its various forms.

For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith.

A man’s heart plans his course, but Yahweh directs his steps.

It is the spirit who gives life. The flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and are life.

seeing that his divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and virtue; — read the full passage →

For as the Father has life in himself, even so he gave to the Son also to have life in himself.

He said to all, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross,and follow me. — read the full passage →

Therefore don’t be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day’s own evil is sufficient.

neither is he served by men’s hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he himself gives to all life and breath, and all things.

The God who made the world and all things in it, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, doesn’t dwell in temples made with hands, — read the full passage →

But by the grace of God I am what I am. His grace which was bestowed on me was not futile, but I worked more than all of them; yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM,” and he said, “You shall tell the children of Israel this: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”

But we have this treasure in clay vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves.

Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.

that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.

He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me. — read the full passage →

Haven’t you known? Haven’t you heard? The everlasting God, Yahweh, The Creator of the ends of the earth, doesn’t faint. He isn’t weary. His understanding is unsearchable.

In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness, — read the full passage →

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the Good News of God, — read the full passage →

The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea. When they arrived, they went into the Jewish synagogue. — read the full passage →

Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. — read the full passage →

He spoke also this parable to certain people who were convinced of their own righteousness, and who despised all others. — read the full passage →

My little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone sins, we have a Counselor with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous. — read the full passage →

as also in all of his letters, speaking in them of these things. In those, there are some things that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unsettled twist, as they also do to the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.

Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking,

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are in the Dispersion: Greetings. — read the full passage →

how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without defect to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow.

Therefore he is also able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, seeing that he lives forever to make intercession for them.

For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

All things were made through him. Without him was not anything made that has been made.

In the days when the judges judged, there was a famine in the land. A certain man of Bethlehem Judah went to live in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. — read the full passage →

You shall not add to the word which I command you, neither shall you take away from it, that you may keep the commandments of Yahweh your God which I command you.

The things which you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit the same to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.

For this cause I also suffer these things. Yet I am not ashamed, for I know him whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to guard that which I have committed to him against that day.

Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ: — read the full passage →

There is salvation in none other, for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, by which we must be saved!”

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

In him was life, and the life was the light of men.

Looking at them, Jesus said, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high, who says in his heart, ‘Who will bring me down to the ground?’ — read the full passage →

I make a decree, that in all the dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel; for he is the living God, and steadfast forever, His kingdom that which shall not be destroyed; and his dominion shall be even to the end.

Of old, you laid the foundation of the earth. The heavens are the work of your hands. — read the full passage →

You shall remember all the way which Yahweh your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, to prove you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments, or not. — read the full passage →

However much she glorified herself, and grew wanton, so much give her of torment and mourning. For she says in her heart, ‘I sit a queen, and am no widow, and will in no way see mourning.’

After these things, I saw another angel coming down out of the sky, having great authority. The earth was illuminated with his glory. — read the full passage →

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

I command you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at his appearing and his Kingdom: — read the full passage →

From infancy, you have known the holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith, which is in Christ Jesus.

who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light; whom no man has seen, nor can see: to whom be honor and eternal power. Amen.

Some men’s sins are evident, preceding them to judgment, and some also follow later.

who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. — read the full passage →

Now to him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,

Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.

for we walk by faith, not by sight.

But I determined this for myself, that I would not come to you again in sorrow. — read the full passage →

So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

The God who made the world and all things in it, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, doesn’t dwell in temples made with hands,

For as I passed along, and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: ‘TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.’ What therefore you worship in ignorance, this I announce to you. — read the full passage →

Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of the mind, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.

Sanctify them in your truth. Your word is truth.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

“For I, Yahweh, don’t change; therefore you, sons of Jacob, are not consumed.

The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.

Pride only breeds quarrels, but with ones who take advice is wisdom.

For you formed my inmost being. You knit me together in my mother’s womb. — read the full passage →

Lord, you have been our dwelling place for all generations. — read the full passage →

The wicked, in the pride of his face, has no room in his thoughts for God.

He sees everything that is high. He is king over all the sons of pride.”

So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen. — read the full passage →

These words, which I command you this day, shall be on your heart;

Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and called there on the name of Yahweh, the Everlasting God.